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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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governmentthe institution through which a society makes and enforces its laws
public policyall the goals a government sets and the action it pursues to realize those goals
legislative powerthe power to make a law and frame public policy
executive powerthe power to execute, enforce, and administer the law
judicial powerthe power to interpret laws and determine their meaning
constitutionthe body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of government
dictatorshipa form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority
democracya form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
statea body of people living in a define territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of a higher authority
sovereignhaving supreme power within its own territory
autocracya form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
oligarchya form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually sefl-appointed elite
unitary governmenta centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency
federal governmenta form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments
division of powersa basic principle of federalism by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
confederationa joining of several groups for a common purpose
presidential governmenta form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate, independent, and co-equal
parliamentary governmenta form of government in which the executive branch is made up of a prime minister or premier and that official's cabinet
compromisean adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of each
mixed economyan economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation


Lansing Eastern High School
Lansing, MI

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